![]() Leyson’s father was given a job at this factory. He was able to secure a job a short time later when he opened a locked safe for the new German owner of a local factory. When Leyson’s father was released from prison, he returned home broken and without a job. A short time later, Leyson’s father was arrested and held in a local prison for several weeks, leaving the family without money and a means to get food. His eldest son, Hershel, returned to the home village alone. Leyson’s father returned a short time later, having had second thoughts about abandoning his family. ![]() The city was an adventure for Leyson in the beginning, but when the war began, life became complicated for him and his family.Īssuming the German soldiers would be much like they were during World War I, when the Germans invaded Poland, Leyson’s father decided that it would be safe to leave his wife and children in Krakow, but he and his eldest son should return to their home village ahead of the Germans. ![]() At the age of eight, Leyson and his family moved to Krakow where his father worked in a glass factory. ![]() Life was fairly carefree for Leyson, filled with summer days playing in the river and adventure games played out with friends. ![]() Leon Leyson began his life in a small village in Poland. ![]()
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